Foraging and provisioning in Antarctic fur seals: Interannual variability in time-energy budgets

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 198-208

  Boyd, I L ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic fur seals; Arctocephalus gazella; Lactation; Optimization; Provisioning; Time budgets

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MARINE MAMMAL;

ANTARCTICA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA;

EID: 0032957558     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.2.198     Document Type: Article

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